Giving a boost to their academic ties, India on Tuesday agreed to help Saudi Arabia in setting up centres of excellence in its universities to promote scientific research and higher studies.
We asked readers about what they think of the union HRD ministry's proposal to levy an exit tax on IIT and IIM graduates who go to work abroad for lucrative salaries or to pursue higher studies. Here's the readers' response on the subject.
The commerce ministry and industry bodies are in favour of FDI in the education sector. However, the HRD ministry is opposed to it.
In televised remarks after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget, Modi said it has many provisions for the agriculture sector, including for making loans easier for farmers.
The HRD Minister has said the number of seats may increase.
The students also received support from the Indian Medical Association, which has called for a daylong closure of health services.
The Centre plans to open one of three proposed IITs in the 11th Plan period in Bihar.
The Union minister, along with some others, was on way to Thalwara in Hayaghat block when the engine of the motorboat fell silent and the vessel was being swept downstream by the strong current.
Official sources said though there was no problem with the proposal, it was felt that since the election process was on such a major measure would violate the model code of conduct.
The former HRD minister said the Congress is changing the education system of the country under 'unwanted influence of Left ideology'.
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Over 6,500 would be recruited through campus recruitment.
The amended bill envisages giving the right to Minority Educational Institutions to seek affiliation to any university of their choice subject to rules, ordinances and acts of these universities.
The Union Human Resources Development minister had said that the RSS was involved in Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
The Union human resource development minister allegedly held the RSS responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
The human resource development ministry is slated to introduce a bill in the monsoon session of the Parliament to provide for an internationally acceptable certification for Indian engineers.
In a major boost to tourism, India and France, which is one of the top tourist generating markets for the country, on Monday signed an agreement to promote each other's destinations and share market research for the purpose.
A bench said, "We are nobody to say what is to be taught in schools. It is none of our business. How can we direct that."
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has convened the meeting of directors of all IIMs to discuss issues relating to, among other things, autonomy and measures to further strengthen the institutions.
In an apparent softening of his stand, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Wednesday said the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management
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The loan being extended on concessionary terms will have an interest rate of 1.3 per cent with repayment period of 30 years including a grace period of 10 years.
'The education system had been revamped and modernised by incorporating human values, the duties of the citizens towards the nation, awareness about ecology,' the former HRD minister said.
The award jury appreciated Das for the very fine weaving and detailed patterns of the 'Kula' basket, traditionally used during marriages," the statement said.
The World Intellectual Property Organistion (Wipo)'s Worldwide Academy on Saturday urged the Indian industries to invest heavily in human resource development in the field of intellectual property.
22,413 rooms in schools are in a dilapidated condition, in need of extensive repair.
The IIT-JEE reforms introduced by the human resources development ministry have sparked a national debate in India.
The minister said the quota will be applied to existing number of seats in all centrally aided educational institutes.
The human resource development ministry plans to extend the mid-day meal scheme to children in the upper primary classes in the next financial year.
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